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LOGROLLING: A systematic exchange of votes by politicians to obtain approval of specific legislation. That is, Senator Grapht agrees to vote for Senator Brybe's pet project if Senator Brybe votes for Senator Grapht's favorite piece of legislation. Such logrolling can be explicit or implicit. The explicit kind involves two separate bills, in which each politician is forced to "go on record" with a vote. The implicit kind, which many politicians favor, is where several separate programs are wrapped into a single bill. Every politician can then tell the folks back home that they really only wanted the "one thing" that helped their constituencies the most, but had to vote for "other things" as well. Logrolling is big reason our government is big and prone to inefficiency.
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                           There are 178 entries in the GLOSS*arama starting with the letter P.
Entries 1 through 35: - p-e ratio
- packaging
- paper currency
- paper economy
- par value
- paradox of thrift
- Pareto efficiency
- Pareto improvement
- part-time workers
- partnership
- patent
- paternalism
- payment flow
- payroll tax
- peak
- per unit tax
- perception
- perfect competition
- perfect competition and demand
- perfect competition and efficiency
- perfect competition and short-run supply curve
- perfect competition characteristics
- perfect competition, factor market analysis
- perfect competition, long-run adjustment
- perfect competition, long-run equilibrium conditions
- perfect competition, long-run production analysis
- perfect competition, loss minimization
- perfect competition, marginal analysis
- perfect competition, profit analysis
- perfect competition, profit maximization
- perfect competition, realism
- perfect competition, revenue division
- perfect competition, short-run production analysis
- perfect competition, shutdown
- perfect competition, total analysis
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PRICE STABILITY The condition in which the average price level in the economy changes very slowly, if at all. This is a key part of the macroeconomic goal of stability. Price stability is commonly indicated by the inflation rate, calculated as percentage change in either the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or the GDP price deflator. Price stability is generally achieved by the ABSENCE of large or rapid increases or decreases in the price level.
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Getting Your Share Of FARM SUBSIDIESOur pedestrian excursion through the economy has helped me work up a ferocious appetite. I vote for a quick stop at the Mr. Market Super Food Discount Store where we can purchase a loaf of bread, assorted meats, and some cheese -- all for a luncheon tribute to the Earl of Sandwich. While a self-made tribute to the Earl is less expensive than any purchased from Manny Mustard's House of Sandwich, the ingredients from Mr. Market Super Food Discount Store still carry a hefty price tag. If you're hungry and have limited cash on hand, you might wonder whether food prices are higher than they need to be.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time searching for rummage sales wanting to buy either a rechargeable battery for your cell phone or a T-shirt commemorating the 2000 Olympics. Be on the lookout for rusty deck screws. Your Complete Scope
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Three-forths of the gold mined each year is used to manufacture jewelry.
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"The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those that fail. " -- Napoleon Hill, author
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